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09-03-2025
Deforestation is drying the Amazon more than climate change
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is doing far more than...
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09-03-2025
DNA identifies ingredients of the 'ketchup' used on food by the Roman Empire
Romans loved garum, a salty fish sauce that showed up...
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09-02-2025
Digging into plant roots with DNA - no shovels required
We stroll past wheat, clover, and grass and see only...
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09-01-2025
Plants trade growth for survival after drought
When plants face a drought, they stop growing. That part...
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09-01-2025
How global greening could drain Earth’s water supply
From space, Earth looks lusher than it did a generation...
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09-01-2025
Plastic rain: Forests are trapping microplastics from the sky
When we talk about plastic pollution, oceans and rivers dominate...
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2025/08/DNA-root.jpg
08-30-2025
Unlocking the hidden half of plants with DNA
When we walk across farmland, we see only the parts...
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2025/08/Older-species-survive.jpg
08-28-2025
Why older species may be better survivors
Species don’t all carve out territory the same way. A...
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2025/08/Wheat-fertilizer-1.jpg
08-28-2025
Gene-edited wheat turns soil microbes into fertilizer
Scientists have engineered wheat to nudge soil bacteria into producing...
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2025/08/Farming-spread.jpg
08-28-2025
Ancient DNA shows what really spread the farming revolution
Farming spread across prehistoric Europe mostly because farming communities moved,...
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